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Carshalton 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 17.
MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1952. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 123 |
| Dysentery | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | 2 | 75 | 83 |
| Measles | 3 | 25 | 35 | 70 | 107 | 208 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 537 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 94 |
| Poliomyelitis, Paralytic | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Poliomyelitis, Non-paralytic | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 58 |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 73 |
| Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 |
| Opthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 |